1 OF ONLY 4 IN THE WORLD* 1874 CHARLEY ROSS KIDNAPPING FBI WANTED REWARD POSTER

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1 OF ONLY 4 IN THE WORLD* 1874 CHARLEY ROSS KIDNAPPING FBI WANTED REWARD POSTER:
$9999.99

UP FOR sale IS ONE OF THEE RAREST REWARD POSTERS IN EXISTENCE. IT IS THAT OF THE INFAMOUS 1ST EVER KIDNAPPING FOR RANSOM IN UNITED STATES HISTORY, THE CHARLEY ROSS ABDUCTION, ca. 1874Charles Brewster"Charley"Ross(born May 4, 1870 – disappeared July 1, 1874) was a victim of the first ever American kidnapping for ransom.This casereceived widespread national coverage. His fate remains unknown, and his case is one of the most famous disappearances in U.S. history.AbductionOn July 1, 1874, four-year-old Charley Ross and his five-year-old brother, Walter Lewis Ross, were playing in the front yard of their family's home in Germantown, a well-to-do section of Philadelphia Pennsylvania. A horse-drawn carriagepulled up to the residence and the boys were approached by two men who offered candy and fireworks if they would take a ride with them. These two men were known to the boys, as they had been visiting with candy in the days precedingJuly 1.So the boys agreed, and were transported through Philadelphia to a store where Walter was directed to buy fireworks inside with 25 cents ($6.47 today) given to him. Walter did so, but the carriage left without him. Charley Ross was taken away and never seen again.The common admonition "don't take candy from strangers" camefrom Ross's abduction. The Charley Project, a major missing persons database, is named for RossThere are only three other known examples of this Reward poster in existence. This is the fourth..The others reside at the Smithsonian, Kent State, and the University of Virginia.
There have been countless best selling books and publications in reference to this case, and specifically to this exact poster, they are: Little Charley Ross: America's First Kidnapping for Ransom by Norman Zierold. The Father's Story of Charley Ross America's Kidnapped Child, by Brewster Ross, and many others. This poster is a piece of American History This belongs to a gentleman in Northampton Massachusetts. It was bequeathed to him from his grandfather. This Original 1874 Pinkerton's Reward posteris in beautiful condition. Quite large in size, it measures 12 1/2 by 6 . Please also note this is one of the earliest examples of the World Famous "Pinkerton's National Detective Agency" Reward posters ever seen. THIS IS ALSO THEE VERY FIRST TIME THEY USED A PHOTOGRAPH ON A REWARD/WANTED POSTER. This is also written about in several books on the subject.
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